Alaska’s Pearl Harbor risk and the Alaska defense gap
The tract argues that the Soviet Union seeks to subdue the United States and makes Alaska the pivotal battleground. It warns Alaska, vulnerable yet strategically vital, could be turned into a springboard for attack. It cites 7,000 troops, limited radar, cold-weather gear issues, housing shortages, and meager defense funding as alarms. It urges urgent, better defense to avoid another Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Laddfeild
Congress
Point Barrow
Omar Bradley
House
Alaskan Appropriations Committee
United
Bradley
America
Harper Appliance Co opens new showroom and service shop
Harper Appliance Co Kaiser and Skip Games announce the opening of a modern rock veneer building offering butane propane gas systems, Ser ver and Norge ranges, radios, water heaters and other electric appliances. Kaiser also runs a tin shop in the back. the old building was razed for the expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Appliance CO
Butane Gas Systems
Harper Appliance Company
Bill Kaiser
Mr. Kaiser
Skip Games
Norge Gas and Electric
Harper's
Kaiser
Harper 6 Man Cats Beat Medina 32 20
Harper six man football won at Community Park last Friday defeating Medina 32 to 20. Ray Carter scored 26 points, Dennis Neal added a touchdown, and Harper led 12-0 at halftime as they prep for St Marys and the Medina conference game to decide the district championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Medina High School
Community Park
Ray Carter
Dennis Neal
Carter
Neal
Rex Fox
St. Mary’s
Medina
Fire Destroys Menard High School in $200000 Loss
A Sunday morning blaze gutted Menard High School a two story brick building. Firemen fought the flames for five hours. top floor origin suspected. Losses include records typewriters desks library books and furniture. Attendance and football program to resume at alternate sites. Local schools consider Texas district game with Menard Yellowjackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo Standard Times News Service
Menard High School
Menard
John Owens
Menard Supt. C. R. Brace
Austin
State Board of Education
Findley Field
Reagan County High School
Big Lake
Menard Yellowjackets
Peggy Gould Weekend Visit in Austin With Brother
Miss Peggy Gould spent the week end in Austin with her brother, enjoying a brief family trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Gould
Austin
Family Visit in Kerrville Highlighted by Bode Trip
Mr and Mrs Floy Bode and their two children were visiting relatives in Kerrville on Sunday. The trip focused on family time with relatives in the Texas town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floy Bode
Kerrville
Mr and Mrs Dubois Parker Visit San Antonio Family
Mr and Mrs Dubois Parker of San Antonio visited his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois Parker
San Antonio
Mrs
Sam Parker
Richard Harlen Visits San Antonio For Circus Trip
Richard Harlen spent Wednesday and Thursday in San Antonio. While there he attended the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harlen
San Antonio
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Balley Circus
Richard Harlen Heads to Philadelphia for Weekend
Richard Harlen left Friday night for Philadelphia, Va., to begin a short trip or visit as reported in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harlen
Philadelphia
Textile Painting Demonstration at Helping Hand Meet
Members of the Helping Hand Club attended a textile painting demonstration by Misses Madaline and Adeline Wendel. They described using a stiff daub method to prevent color smearing, with decor items including cherry motif place mats and a daisy wash cloth. The business session noted cemetery mower needs and ad pricing for the cook book, with new officers elected to begin January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madaline
Adeline Wendel
Boatright
Wm. Strackbein
M. Scarborough
Hans Wachals
Tommy Harlan
Mesdames L. Wendel
Edwin Dittmar
Morris DeLorey
Stewart
Mattie Rogers
Adelina
Madaline Wendel
Wm. Stpack
Joint Celebration at Klaerner Park
Mr and Mrs Milton Ahrens and Mr and Mrs Arnold Ahrens hosted a free barbecue and dance at Klaerner Park on Sunday October 17 for the third wedding anniversary of the Ahrens couple and Arnold Ahrens 25th birthday. Otto Wieneke and family provided music. About 80 friends attended including visitors from Harper Roosevelt Junction Sandy Texas and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Ahrens
Arnold Ahrens
Klaerner Park
Otto Wieneke
Harper
R. A. Grosenbacher
Roosevelt
Aug. Bruns
Joe Bruns
Junction
Alfred Ahrens
Orvin Ahrens
Edwin Sultemeter
Sandy
Texas
Oaks Chicken Shack Reopens With Free Barbecue
Oaks Chicken Shack resumed service with a public reopening drawing over 500 guests. Owner Ervin Kramer honored community members as Emil Birch led beef barbecue while Clarence Feller and Lewly Lee Bruns provided mutton, totaling 1500 pounds of meat, with music by the Happy-Go-Lucky Boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaks Chicken Shack
Ervin Kramer
Emil Birch
Clarence Feller
Lewly Lee Bruns
Mr. Kramer
Armistice Day Noted During Regular Meeting Day
The notice states Armistice Day will coincide with the group’s regular meeting day. Members are urged to observe the holiday, with the meeting rescheduled or adjusted as needed. A brief reminder of the date and event is issued by the organization.
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Alaska
America
Russia
U.S.A
Berlin
Germany
Trieste
United States
Great Britain
France
U.S
U.s.-British
Post Office Department
Harper Bobcats Meet St. Mary's in Friday Park Clash
Harper Bobcats face St. Mary's Indians in a non district six man gridiron battle at Community Park Friday at 2 30. Harper aims for a win despite injuries to Tony Mrosek and Wesley Sageser while St. Marys brings strong reserves and key players led by quarterback John Weinheimer and end Leroy Loth. Parish notes announce St Anthony's Bazaar and chicken dinner Sunday at Harper school with proceeds to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony's
Harper
Harper School
A. A. Gitter
Frank Staudt
St. Anthonys Parish
Harper High School
Bobcats
St. Mary's
Indians
Blanco and Medina
Blanco
Center Point
Comfort
London
Medina
Planco
St. Mary’s
Prairie Lee
Prairie Lea
D’hanis
Tony Mrosek
Wesley Sageser
Mrosek
Frederickshburg
Carlos Hartmann
A. J. Loth
Jake Knopp
Edward Peter
Frederick Kraus
Daniel Roede
Melvin Stehling
Daniel Stehling
Billy Metzger
Kenneth Knopp
St. Mary's High School
Thes
Wil
Carre! Walker
Ray Carter
Elbert Schmidt
Pat Rogers
Carlton Neal
Dennis Neal
C. D. Jung
Charles Neal
Clark Bierschwale
Slick Met‘aleb
Bill Oliver
Kerrville
Southwest Football Officials’ Assn
Church Bazaars and Cake Sales Planned Across County
Churches across the county announce upcoming bazaars dinners and sales. Edison Street Methodist hosts a bazaar chili supper and country store in the church basement. St Marys St Ann hosts cake and candy sale at Peters Hall Oct 23. Albert Lutheran hosts family night Oct 24 with bazaar and homemade sausage supper. St Anthonys Harper hosts bazaar with sausage turkey and chicken dinner at Harper School. PTA Carnival set for Oct 26 at public school grounds. First Methodist WSCS bazaar cake cookies sandwiches coffee sale Nov 13 at Till Country Implement Co. Holy Ghost Lutheran bazaar Nov 18.
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WSCS
Edison Street Methodist Church
St. Ann's Society
St. Mary‘s Church
Peter
Lutheran Church
St. Anthony's Catholic Church of
Harper
First Methodist Church
Till Country Implement Co
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Tejas Fall Round-up Hosted by Hill Country Club
The Tejas Fall Round-up transformed a local school into a ranch scene with ginghams and blue jeans attire. Mrs Marshal Brown and Mrs Bill Vail won word scramble ranch-term prizes, a chuck wagon supper followed, and WMS members hosted a church gathering with officers elected for the year.
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Tejas
Hill Country Club
West
Corral
Marshal Brown
Bill Vail
Fredericksburg
Lewis Stevens
C. Brown
Mesd
M. R. Duderstadt
Carl Oehler
Clint Brown
Mesdames
Cora Copien
Walter Parker
Fred Whetstone
Leslie Harper
Vester B. Parker
J. R. Peril
David Schmidt
Belton Tatsch
Warren McDougall
Neal B. Fox
R. Brown
Fred Whitewood
Will Stockard
W. H. Stevens
Charlie Mains
Oren Cottle
Family plans home near Oaks Chicken Shack
A Harper family relocated to the area, intending to build a new home near the Oaks Chicken Shack. Mr. Kramer is in Colorado this week on a hunting trip and is reported to have killed a bear on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
The
Oaks
Kramer
Colorado
Bleachers Placed At Harper For St Marys Friday Game
Bleachers are provided at Harper Community Park for the Hill Country six man game between St. Marys Indians and Harper Bobcats this Friday. Two sections seating about 40 to 500 fans will be set up in rodeo arena with 2:30 p.m. kickoff. This marks Masper school’s third year playing sla mam football on land two miles west of Harper.
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Harper Community Park
St. Mary's Indians
Harper High School
Bobcats
New Harper
Rodeo Arena
Harper
Lupi
Neal
Hornet County
Mary's Indians
Bauigtnvetet
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Los Angeles
New York
Siberian
Pacific
Arctic
Continental
East-Siberian
Bering Sea
Polar
Harper Bobcats
Helping Hand
St. Anthony's Church
Alfred Lahne
Carl Klaem
Christian Hampé
Giddings
Alfred Lehne
W.M.S. Met
Herald
Fr. Wedekind
Elmo Lumpkin
Ray Jones
A. B. Barker
Jack Minter
Pogram
Archie Lennon
Mark Stevens
R. B. Goff
Lizzie Faris
Mac Scarborough
Corr
Ray Roberts
Charlie Barrett
W. C. Russel Sr
Margie Mae Stevens
Worth Howe
Belmore Roberts
Homer Lee Stevens
Baptisl Church
WMS
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